Katherine Jackson to take stand for first time in wrongful-death suit

The jury at the trial in the wrongful-death suit filed by Katherine Jackson and her grandchildren -- Prince, Paris and Blanket -- found Wednesday that AEG Live LLC was not liable in the death of the pop superstar. The lawsuit had alleged that AEG negligently hired and controlled Dr. Conrad Murray, who administered a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol to Jackson shortly before he was to begin his "This Is It" comeback concerts in London.

She and her late son's three children brought the suit against AEG Live, the company that was promoting the singer's ill-fated comeback tour. It would be her first court appearance in the case.

Katherine Jackson, 83, and her grandchildren -- Prince, Paris and Blanket -- claim the entertainment giant negligently hired and controlled the physician who gave the singer a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol in 2009, days before his "This Is It" tour was to open in London.